double mountain parklet - hood river, oregon

Completed in Summer 2020. During a pandemic, even architecture has felt the impact, and we’ve risen to meet the challenge. Our friends at Double Mountain Brewery (check out their original restaurant we did here!) came to us with a small yet unique proposal: design socially distanced dining pods outside their restaurant. The city of Hood River wanted their small businesses to continue to thrive, so they allowed restaurants to spread out onto city streets and sidewalks with ‘parklets’ - small areas for socially distanced dining. These wooden structures are about 8’x8’ and provide seating, dappled shade, and lighting at night.